Have you ever had the pleasure of meeting a Meercat?

If not this summer might be your chance for a Meercat meet and greet.

Tilgate Nature Centre is holding lots of activities on special dates in August – see the website for more details

An ex-Crawley resident will have to repay the 31 thousand pounds he made by fraudulently selling memory cards and USB drives on eBay.

Amish Patel of Saxonville in Essex, and formerly from Wakehurst Drive in Crawley, was convicted of false claims about the storage capacity of USB sticks and memory cards that he was selling through the internet auction site.

As well as repaying his ill gotten gains the 30 year old has to serve a 10 month suspended jail sentence for each charge.

He’ll have to carry out 120 hours of community service and he also has to pay his victims £100 and cover the full court costs which come to over £5,000.

Major roadworks start today on the M23 and A23 in Hooley.

The maintenance and road resurfacing will take place overnight, with some diversions put in place.

The £1.8m scheme is due to be completed in October.

Sections of the M23, including link roads around the M25 /M23 junction, and the A23 will be closed at different stages.

And Southern Gas Networks is also replacing the gas main in central Hooley.

A man was hurt when his car collided with a tree in in Crawley on Thursday evening.

The accident happened in Raithlin Road, Broadfield.

The car turned on its side and the driver was helped from his vehicle by firefighters from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

The man’s injuries are not thought to be serious.

Work’s begun on a £10m leisure centre in the Preston area of Tadworth.

The building will also serve as a community and youth centre, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council said.

The centre will include a 25m six-lane swimming pool, teaching pool, gym and dance and exercise studio as well as a creche and youth centre.

Construction is due to be finished by the autumn.

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